The evil incident caused by the opening of the secret room had completely changed the fate of the three people.
The first was Weeping Myrtle, who died in that incident. The second was Hagrid. He was wronged and lost the right to study at Hogwarts. He was imprisoned in Azkaban, and his wand was broken. His father passed away because he was too sad. His life changed dramatically.
Finally, the mastermind of the incident, Tom Brady. Riddle smiled.
Strictly speaking, the Lord Voldemort's first soul tool, 'Riddle's Diary', was created at that time.
But in fact, the fall of the Lord Voldemort began long before that incident, on the night he went to find his uncle.
If what the fifteen-year-old Riddle said was true, then his and Gunter's ring should be the Lord Voldemort's first Soul Vessel, a Soul Vessel that appeared accidentally. After that, the good part of his soul was separated from the main soul, and the Lord Voldemort went further and further down the path of evil, becoming more and more unscrupulous.
Therefore, the opening of the secret chamber more than fifty years ago was a symbolic event. During that incident, Riddle took the initiative to create the first Soul Vessel in his life, 'Riddle's Diary'. This signified that he had decided to use his identity as Lord Voldemort to be remembered by the world of magic.
"After that, I investigated many people and asked them about Riddle at school. Those who were willing to tell me their memories told me that Riddle was fascinated by his background." Dumbledore said, "Of course, it's understandable. He grew up in an orphanage and naturally wants to know how he got there. I mentioned it to Elwyn before. It seemed that he had searched the prize room, the old school records, and even the magic history books for Old Tom Tolkien. In the end he was forced to admit that his father had never been to Hogwarts. It was then, I believe, that he abandoned the name and changed it to Lord Voldemort, and began to investigate the family history of his mother, whom he had despised. We all know that he once thought that since the woman succumbed to the shameful human weakness of death, she could not be a wizard. "
"So, his only clue was the name 'Marvolo'. He found out from the orphanage management that this was his grandfather's name. After a hard search in old books and wizard families, he finally found the remnants of the Slytherin family. In the summer when he was fifteen, he left the orphanage that he returned to every year to search for his Gunter relatives. " Dumbledore paused for a moment and continued, "What happened next is very clear. Riddle found his uncle, his father, and his grandparents that summer, but he did not reunite with his family. He did some terrible things to them and left behind a Horcrux, a Horcrux that he did not expect... Well, Harry, rather than listening to me, I want you to see these things with your own eyes. It will leave a deeper impression."
As he spoke, he took out a small crystal bottle, which was filled with swirling, pearl-colored memories.
Dumbledore poured the memories into the meditation basin and motioned for Elwyn and Harry to stand up.
They approached the basin one by one, bent down obediently, and immersed their faces in the memories.
After a few seconds, Elwyn returned to the familiar dark environment. He fell from the sky and landed on a dirty stone floor.
This was the Gunter family's hut, the way it looked when Morfen returned from Azkaban.
The surroundings were filthy beyond description. The ceiling was thick with cobwebs, the floor was black, moldy food and a pile of rusty pots were on the table, and the only light came from the flickering candle at Morfen's feet. His hair and beard had grown so long that they covered his eyes and mouth. He sat quietly in the darkness.
A series of heavy knocks on the door woke him up, and a pale-faced, handsome boy appeared at the door.
Elwyn had heard the following conversation before.
Morfen, who was already mentally unstable, thought that Lord Voldemort was Old Tom? Liddell. The brief conversation allowed Lord Voldemort to know that his father had abandoned him and his mother and returned to Liddell Manor. Also, he saw the ring on Morfen's hand, the heirloom of the Gunter family, the ring left behind by Slytherin.
Of course, he did not recognize the Resurrection Stone on the ring …
Amid a series of curses, everything returned to darkness, and the three returned to reality.
"That's it?" Harry asked immediately. "Why did it suddenly go dark? What happened after that?"
"Morfen can't remember what happened after that." Dumbledore said as he took out a glass bottle containing memories. "When he woke up the next morning, he was lying on the ground alone, and Marvolo's ring was gone. At the same time, in Little Hangerton Village, a maid was screaming and running on the street, saying that there were three bodies in the living room of the mansion: Old Tom, Liddell, and his parents. Riddle and his parents, they're all dead. "
"The authorities of the Muggle couldn't do anything about it. As far as I know, they still don't know how the Liddell family died, because the Avada Curse usually doesn't leave any scars. The only exception is sitting in front of me right now." Dumbledore nodded at Harry's scar and continued, "But the Ministry of Magic immediately knew that it was the work of a wizard. They also knew that a person who hated the Muggle lived opposite Liddell's house, and that this person had been sent to prison for attacking one of the victims in the case.
"So the Ministry of Magic found Morfen. Without any interrogation, without any truth-telling potions or mind-scrying, he immediately confessed and provided details that only the murderer would know. He said that he was proud of killing the Muggle, and that he had been waiting for this opportunity for many years. The wand he handed over was immediately proven to be the weapon that killed the Liddell family. He did not resist and was obediently brought into Azkaban. The only thing that disturbed him was that his father's ring was missing. 'He will kill me, 'he repeated to his captors.' I have lost his ring, and he will kill me. 'That seems to be all he said next. He spent the rest of his life in Azkaban, mourning the loss of his last family heirloom. In the end, he was buried next to the prison, with the other poor people who died in Azkaban. "
"Did the Earth Demon steal Morfen's wand and kill him?" Harry asked. "What happened that night?"
"It's obvious. The Lord Voldemort killed his father, altered his uncle's memory, and then left with the ring." Elwyn answered for Dumbledore. "That's what happened that night, but in fact, it's much more than that. Liddell made his first soul tool that night."
"Soul tool? The special soul tool you were talking about?!" Harry repeated in a low voice. He suddenly thought of something and looked at the ring on Dumbledore's right hand in shock. "That ring … Professor, is this it?"
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